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Architects: Tago Architects
- Year: 2010
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Photographs:Gürkan Akay
Text description provided by the architects. Project area 1,139 sqm
The office building sits on a hillside in a way people can percieve the façade of the building. This office primarily design as a sales office of the high-rised residential complex which is located next to it. Later on, building is going to be the head office of the construction company.
![Office Building In Istanbul / Tago Architects - Facade](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5007/4beb/28ba/0d41/4800/1b96/newsletter/stringio.jpg?1360738877)
The building has 2182 m2 closed area,consist of 3 floors which are two basement floor and one ground floor. Ground floor is arranged for sales /administration units and exhibition space. Representative flats are placed on 1st basement floor, technical units and parking are placed on 2nd basement floor.
![Office Building In Istanbul / Tago Architects - Facade, Beam, Handrail](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5007/4c38/28ba/0d41/4800/1ba6/medium_jpg/stringio.jpg?1360738931)
The reason why, building will be the first impression of the high-rised residential units, it has to have a spectacular architectural language.Building is designed as a prismatic mass which is ranging to a gap by the help of the cantilevers that lyed on the south and west façades.
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South façade is placed in front of a glass surface as a seconday façade. Geometric wooden panels strengthen the perception of the building from the main road and the solid-void relationship brings a comfortable office ambiance by the control of sunlight and sound.
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The space which is in between with wooden panels and glass façade, turns into terraces that provide natural air condition. North façade,which is a side facing to residential complex, is designed more transparent in order to see the construction site easiliy for visitors.
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By the sharp geometric combination of the materials; natural stone,glass and wood, are creating the general character of the building and this characteristic features are reflected on landscape desing.